This is definitely a hack (not a pattern), but if it works for you, use it. Support for auto number keys is on the todo list.
-dain Justin Casp wrote: > hey List > I posted this problem/workaround to the jboss-user list but never got a > response. Maybe it got lost in the shuffle or maybe it's just a stupid idea. > Please tell me what you think either way. > > My problem is dealing with PK fields that are set to auto-increment in the > database (e.g., sequence on Postgres or indentity on MS Sql). My current > workaround is to use a simple BMP entity that only has an ejbCreate() method > so I can specify my own SQL statement with the PK column left out. > > a solution might be: > >>however, I think that the ability to specify a primary key field as >>'datasource-provided' in the jbosscmp-jdbc dd would be a useful feature in >>JBoss. Is this logically sound or am I missing something here? JBoss >>would only have to check for the presence of this tag and, if present, not >>include this column in the generated SQL insert statement. > > > thanks for your input. > Justin > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > Sponsored by: > ThinkGeek at http://www.ThinkGeek.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Jboss-development mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jboss-development -- xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Dain Sundstrom Chief Architect JBossCMP JBoss Group, LLC xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by: ThinkGeek at http://www.ThinkGeek.com/ _______________________________________________ Jboss-development mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jboss-development